US EditionTen on Trial in Paris over Sexist Cyber-Harassment of Brigitte Macron
- On Monday, ten defendants—eight men and two women aged 41 to 60—go on trial in Paris for sexist cyber-harassment targeting Brigitte Macron, facing up to two years in prison.
- Emerging around Emmanuel Macron's election, the rumours have spread through far-right networks alleging Brigitte Macron was assigned male at birth, targeting the couple and their age gap.
- Several defendants shared posts from an influencer whose content the Macrons sued in the US, and the couple filed a July defamation suit against conservative podcaster Candace Owens, who produced the series 'Becoming Brigitte'.
- Brigitte Macron has taken the matter to France's highest appeals court as two women previously ordered to pay damages and a defendant subject to a 2022 libel complaint face ongoing cases.
- The case exemplifies how gendered rumours about public women spread across borders and platforms, with targets including Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris and Jacinda Ardern, and featuring a four-hour interview by Natacha Rey plus claims of 2,000 people searching Amiens.
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Cyberbullying Impacted Brigitte Macron's Health, Daughter Tells Trial
The daughter of Brigitte Macron told a French court Tuesday that unsubstantiated claims online that the French first lady was assigned male at birth had adversely affected her mother's health.
Trial Begins for Ten Accused of Calling Brigitte Macron Trans, Making ‘Malicious Remarks’ About Age Gap with French Prez.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Ten individuals are set to stand trial in Paris for alleged sexist cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, for suggesting she is transgender and making “malicious remarks” about the fact that their relationship began when she was 39 and he was 15.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The defendants include an elected official, a gallery owner, a teacher, and others accused of spreading unsubstantiated c…
How can we react to the persistent rumours about Brigitte Macron's alleged transidentity? Eight men and two women aged 41 to 60 are currently being tried in Paris for online harassment and are facing up to two years in prison. Among them, an advert, a medium, a teacher from EPS, a computer scientist... Brigitte Macron's daughter, Tiphaine Auzière, is expected today. Elisabeth Lévy explains why this case is, according to her, terrifying. The tria…
Ten people appear before the courts for cyberharassment against Brigitte Macron. They have been identified as the authors, or relays, of several tweets accusing the President of the Republic's wife of being a transsexual born man, or even a paedophile. At the bar, in the afternoon of Monday 28 October, several of them marched, in dark clothes, rather classic. They resemble Mr. All-World, call Jean-Christophe or Jerome, and have never been convic…
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